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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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